Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[Frank_Discussion]

Yes, I posted that a little bit back. Chilling.

[cgk]

I'm still not clear on that. Maybe it was a joke because I never heard an update/clarification on if people were leaving the superdome or not... I hope not!

[Republic]

Hey! Thanks.....65,000 is a lot of people...if the report is true and the entire county is underwater (that is an amazing thing to think about), hope it is very shallow water. I think of the folks who refused to go to safer areas, (and I think of the trapped animals).

Are the cable stations able to get crews out to the various places outside NO proper to show this type of flooding?

[silentknight]

NIce visible shot of Katrina

http://www5.wright-weather.com/bb/showthread.php?s=&postid=452744#post452744

[Howlin]

They thought we were completely safe.

I saw them doing their live shots from there last night; Cantore was POSITIVE that they were safe because it was a vets' home!

Simply amazing.

[Guenevere]

Does anyone know if Steve Harrigan was admitted to the hotel or if they're making him stay outside?

[bwteim]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS-BATON ROUGE LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1128 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 1126 AM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS RAPIDLY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD OVER JEFFERSON PARISH AS DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. THIS IS A VERY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

[Jemian]

Thank you so much for the report on those ships.

[Carolinamom]

Service station owners must pay for the gas they're now selling. With the real possibility of increased costs to them for their next load, they must make money now to pay for it when it is delivered to them. That's the explanation I got from an owner.

[monday]

"can you imagine what would have happened to the Superdome if the storm had come through at its peak? If pieces tore off the dome when the winds were at 130 MPH... Sheesh!"

I don't know what would have happened with a dirrect hit of course but the super dome looks worse than it is. The pieces that came off are insulating foam and waterproofing membrane. They are sprayed on in liquid form and are not designed to withstand hurricane force winds. They are not structural pieces.

[the Deejay]

They just mentioned "GATORS" a short
while ago.

Snakes wash up into homes
& take up residence.

[Trident/Delta]

It suddenly occured to me that Steve Harrigan reminds me of the "Frank Fontana" character on the old Murphy Brown series.

Semper Nostalgic

[OXENinFLA]

[Calpernia]

Are posing a threat or night?

[gbunch]

Yes, please cite your source! Although I'm safe with friends in Georgia, my home is (or was) in St. Bernard Parish.

Supposedly in Hurricane Betsy, my area stayed dry, while a section known as Arabi was flooded to a depth of several feet. Arabi is adjacent to the 9th Ward of New Orleans, where the levee break reportedly took place. Both are supposedly flooding as they did in Hurricane Betsy. Also, parts of St. Bernard lie completely outside the hurricane protection levees. Flooding can vary widely, and St. Bernard is large, so any details will be much appreciated!

I hate when people like this "state senator" make blanket statements. Kinda like FOX saying earlier that the "area south of Lake Pontchartrain is completely flooded." ALL of New Orleans is south of the lake!

[TheSpottedOwl]

SHE IS a part of the Federal Government, she is a USA Senator!

And if she hasn't been out there for the last four years, etc., crying out for improvements in NO and surrounding areas, THEN SHE HAS JUST BLAMED HERSELF.

This is something her next opponent may want to bring up during the next election.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

It is what freepers know as "herding cats". Nothing new under the sun.

[LibSnubber]

Thanks for the clarification. I also heard on the tv that somewhere there's 100 people on their roofs waiting to be rescued. Missed the info on the location. God be with them.

[retrokitten]

It suddenly occured to me that Steve Harrigan reminds me of the "Frank Fontana" character on the old Murphy Brown series.

I thought the same thing when I saw him out there with those goggles on this morning.